India Dengue 2017

[Ronan Kelly]

From Week 15 IDSP report: http://idsp.nic.in/WriteReadData/l892s/152017.pdf

KL/PLK/2017/15/0519 Kerala Palakkad Dengue 35 cases 02 fatalities 01-04-17 Under
Control
Cases reported from Village Melarkode, HSC FWC
Chittilenchery, IPP Melarcode, IPP Muthukunn, PHC
Melarkode, Block Pazhambalakode. District RRT investigated
the outbreak. House to house survey done. Out of 26 serum
samples collected and sent to District Hospital, Palakkad; 21
samples were found to be positive for Dengue IgM ELISA. All
cases treated symptomatically. Source reduction activities
undertaken. Health education given.

[Ronan Kelly]

Karnataka
Girl dies of suspected dengue
DH News Service, Bharatinagar (Mandya dist), Jun 8 2017, 2:00 IST

A 13-year-old girl from Madarahalli near here, died of suspected dengue on Tuesday night.

M C Poorvi, daughter of Lakshmi and M C Chowdegowda, died at a hospital in Mysuru. Poorvi was suffering from fever and was treated at a primary health centre in the village. As per the doctor’s advice, she was shifted to Mysuru.
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http://www.deccanherald.com/content/...ed-dengue.html

[Ronan Kelly]

http://nvbdcp.gov.in/den-cd.html

Comment: There is ample evidence that official figures are just a fraction of the total caseload. - Ro

Compare to previous years:
Year: Cases/ Deaths
2016: 5,605/ 6 to May 30
2015: 3,816/ 9 to May 29
2014: 2,687/ 2 to May 28
2013: 7,427/ 16 to May 31
2012: 3,363/ 47 to May 31
2011: 1,198/ 7 to May 31

[Ronan Kelly]

Kerala
Dengue second wave hits Thiruvananthapuram
DECCAN CHRONICLE.
Published Jun 11, 2017, 2:31 am ISTUpdated Jun 11, 2017, 2:31 am IST

46-yr-old woman dies; family of another victim allege negligence.

Thiruvananthapuram: A second wave of spiralling dengue cases has swept the capital taking the life of a woman. While District Health Officials confirm only three dengue deaths this year, nearly 10 fever-stricken patients have died of suspected dengue. On Saturday, a 46-year-old woman hailing from Balaramapuram succumbed to a suspected case of dengue at Medical College Hospital. She was identified as Chandrika from Ayaniyarathal near Aithiyoor, Balaramupuram.

“She was down with dengue fever for the past one week and was undergoing treatment at Balaramapuram Public Health Centre. Her platelet count dropped drastically and she was referred to Medical College Hospital where she passed away in the morning,” relatives said.
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http://www.deccanchronicle.com/natio...nthapuram.html

[Ronan Kelly]

Kerala
Spurt in dengue cases in State
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 13, 2017 20:57 IST
UPDATED: JUNE 13, 2017 20:57 IST

150 confirmed cases being reported on an average daily

The incidence of dengue fever seems to be getting out of hand in the State with nearly 150 confirmed cases reported on an average daily.

On Tuesday, according to the figures of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Project, 220 new cases were reported across the State, out of which 130 cases were from Thiruvananthapuram.

The total number of confirmed dengue cases this year so far has reached 6,340, while the suspected dengue cases have crossed an unprecedented 20,882. The IDSP also reports about 30 suspected dengue deaths from the State, while the confirmed deaths number 11.
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http://www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...le19023569.ece

[Ronan Kelly]

KERALA
Dengue fever: Woman dies in Koazhikode

Posted on :15:39:11 Jun 14, 2017

Last edited on:15:39:11 Jun 14, 2017

KOZHIKODE: Again death due to dengue fever has been reported from the State, this time, it is from Kozhikode. The dead has been identified as Koorachundu Chettiyamthodi native Haseena (27). With this, the dengue death cases in Koorachundu itself have become seven. Meanwhile, the dengue death incidents in the State have touched 100
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http://kaumudi.com/innerpage1.php?newsid=92735

Maharashtra
11-year-old first dengue victim of 2017 in Mumbai
Mumbai city news: The Class 6 student’s school principal said the boy took ill last week and was hospitalised on Saturday

MUMBAI Updated: Jun 15, 2017 00:16 IST
Puja Pednekar
Hindustan Times

Dengue is a vector borne disease caused by the aedes aegypti mosquito found breeding in stagnant water.
An 11-year-old boy from Santacruz died of suspected dengue at a city hospital on Tuesday. This would be the first dengue death in the city so far this year.

Civic officials didn’t confirm the case and Surya Hospital refused to comment when HT contacted them.

On Wednesday evening, his school principal posted about the boy’s death on a social networking site. “Today we lost a dear student of Grade 6 to dengue. The sad news has left all of us shaken. Our sincerest condolences to the grieving family for whom this loss is irreparable…Such a thin thread with which we hold on to life. Any time it can snap,” it read.
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http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai...qoybNyXnK.html

[Ronan Kelly]

Kerala
People crowd health centers as fever grips Kerala; 101 dead Thursday 15 June 2017 12:35 PM IST by Our Correspondent

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Dengue toll has been confirmed at 11. Another 32 are also suspected to be dengue victims....

since January. 6,468 cases of dengue has been confirmed. There are 21,443 suspected dengue cases. ...

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Read more at: http://english.manoramaonline.com/ne...-101-dead.html

[Ronan Kelly]

Kerala

The Kerala One more death !! Villain dengue fever .... , Published : June 16, 2017, 10:32 [IST] Manu
Thiruvananthapuram: The death toll in the state is increasing daily. One died after the pancreas. The deceased is Ramesh Ram, 38, from Kattakada Panniyadi, who was suffering from dengue fever.
The death toll in the state has risen to 106 this year. Dengue fever, H1N1 and viral fever are spreading in the state.

Read more at: http://malayalam.oneindia.com/news/k...er-174002.html

Nizar (24), a resident of Vallakadav in West Bengal, died in the district. He was undergoing treatment at a private hospital due to dengue fever. The death toll in the district has been reduced since the beginning of the day. - See more at: http://www.deepika.com/News_latest.a....Ty3WCnZh.dpuf

[Ronan Kelly]

Kerala
Kerala in grip of fever; nine deaths in two days
By Express News Service | Published: 17th June 2017 04:39 AM |
Last Updated: 17th June 2017 11:11 AM | A+A A- |


THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state continues to be in the grip of fever and other contagious diseases even as the Public Health Department struggles to cope with the situation. According to official records, nine persons have died of fever and dengue in the past two days.
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Two dengue-related deaths were reported from Thiruvananthapuram and one each from Malappuram and Palakkad respectively.
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The figures mention 9,611 suspected dengue and 12,065 confirmed dengue cases till June 16.
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http://www.newindianexpress.com/stat...s-1617600.html

[Ronan Kelly]

Karnataka
Mysore: An engineering student killed by a mahangiri dengue
Published: THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2017, 17:21 [IST]
Mysore, June 18: The victims of dengue fever in Mysore have risen daily in Mysore, killing a deadly dengue engineering student. Noor John (24), a resident of Udayagiri Layout in Mysore, died of dengue. Noor John has recently been admitted to a private hospital due to severe fever. However, Noor John died on Sunday without treatment. What Precautionary Steps Do Preventing Dengue? She attended the final year at the Government Engineering College, Chennai. Recently she was a victim of Dengue in Ashokapuram, Mysore. In addition, there was a dengue monastery in Nanjangud.

Read more at: http://kannada.oneindia.com/news/mys...ru-120083.html

[Ronan Kelly]

Kerala
Three more die of dengue in Thiruvananthapuram
DECCAN CHRONICLE.
Published Jun 20, 2017, 3:01 am ISTUpdated Jun 20, 2017, 3:01 am IST

89 confirmed cases reported on Monday.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The number of dengue deaths has risen in the capital as three more people succumbed to fever on Monday. The deceased were identified as Shahul Hameed, 65 of Vembayam; Bindu, 41, of Meenangal near Vithura and Baby, 60, of Aithiyoor near Balarampuram. The first two victims have been down with fever for over a week. Devi was down with fever since five days and breathed her last at her home.

Around 202 suspected cases of dengue and 89 confirmed cases of dengue were reported in the district on Monday.
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http://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifes...nthapuram.html

[Ronan Kelly]

Tamil Nadu

Girl dies of dengue, Woman of Swine flu in Coimbatore district
Press Trust of India | Coimbatore
June 23, 2017 Last Updated at 18:22 IST


A 19-year-old girl died of dengue, while a 52-year-old woman succumbed to swine flu in the district, police said today.

The teenaged girl, Keerthana from Karumathampatti in the district was admitted to a private hospital two days ago with complaints of fever and tested positive for dengue, police said.

She died this morning, without responding to treatment, they said.
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http://www.business-standard.com/art...2300911_1.html

[Ronan Kelly]

Kerala
No healing to the fever! Dengue deaths No worries ,
Published : June 24, 2017, 16:55 [IST] By: Gowthamy

Malappuram: The Government has been worried about the possibility of taking control of the fever. Dengue death toll in Malappuram The man who was undergoing treatment at the Eldora private hospital died at Hosea. He was 40 years old. The death toll in the state has increased in the state. At least 13 people died of fever in the state yesterday. Only 3268 people from different parts of the world were admitted in the hospital yesterday. Dengue, leptospirosis and H1N1 are now available.

Read more at: http://malayalam.oneindia.com/news/k...ue-174756.html

[Ronan Kelly]

Kerala

http://dhs.kerala.gov.in/docs/transf..._26062017a.pdf

Comment: While the official number of Dengue deaths in Kerala is 14, it is important to note that 67 other deaths are suspected due to Dengue. In other words, the true number of Dengue fatalities may be 5 or 6 times the numbers being reported by the NVBDCP - Ro

[Ronan Kelly]

Telangana
Another dengue death in the city, worries citizens
By editor16

The Dengue virus which has been under control in the past couple of months has started gaining ground again. Dengue claimed another life in the city on Monday. So far close to ten persons have fell for dengue in different parts of the city.
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http://telugupower.com/blog/2017/06/...ries-citizens/